escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
was escorting
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past progressiveof escort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Led by Finnish troops who are part of Unifil, the convoy was escorting civilians to and from Christian villages near the border.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Coast Guard was escorting the ship to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Lander was escorting immigrants from their court hearings when agents arrested him on allegations of impeding federal officers.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
A lieutenant was escorting an inmate to his office for a breathalyzer test when Garcia stepped in front of him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
This week his job was escorting a violent juvenile offender first from Minneapolis to Seattle, then to Ketchikan, Alaska, where they boarded a big silver floatplane to the Tlingit village of Drake.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
